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      <title>Parliament committees supported appointment of Minister Seszták  </title>
      <description><![CDATA[There was majority support in the parliament committees for the appointment of Miklós Seszták to the position of Minister of National Development.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungary says no to megatrucks</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Transport Council adopted a political agreement on three technical legislative acts of the fourth railway package at its session in Luxembourg on 5 June 2014. EU Transport Ministers discussed the Commission’s proposal on facilitating the transport of lorries that are longer and have a heavier weight than the currently used ones. The Hungarian delegation evaluated the transport achievements of the past four years and transferred the duties of the V4 Presidency to Slovakia, the country next to fill this position.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Minister of National Development praises V4 transport cooperation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Transport cooperation between the Visegrád Four countries helps raise the competitiveness of the region, Hungary's Minister for National Development, Zsuzsanna Németh, said in Balatonfüred on Friday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Antenna Hungária has been acquired by the State</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The transaction whereby NISZ Nemzeti Infokommunikációs Szolgáltató Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (NISZ) owned by the State of Hungary repurchased the 100% stake of Antenna Hungária Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (AH) from the French group TDF S.A. (TDF) has now been concluded.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungarian airports are safe</title>
      <description><![CDATA[With immense efforts, Hungary has succeeded in restoring its European prestige in the field of aviation defence, Deputy State Secretary for Transport Zoltán Schváb said at the Professional Training and Scientific Conference of Aviation Defence Officers in Debrecen on 28 May, 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Awards granted for energy awareness</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government wishes to achieve within four years that, in addition to households, electricity in Hungary should be the cheapest in Europe for the industry, too, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh said at the award ceremony ‘Enterprises for Energy Awareness’ of MVM Partner Ltd. in Budapest on 14 May, 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Cycling an important means to strengthen green transport</title>
      <description><![CDATA[People cycling to work were offered a Cyclists’ Breakfast at 38 sites countrywide on 8 May 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>This spring’s ’Ride Your Bike to Work’ campaign launched on Earth Day        </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of National Development and the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club have launched their jointly organised campaign promoting cycling for the 13th time, starting on 22 April this spring and finishing on 30 May.       ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Slager Radio lawsuit rejected by international arbitration court     </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The investors of Slager Radio submitted an arbitration lawsuit to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID*) in December 2011. According to the owners in 2009 Hungary violated the bilateral investment protection agreements established with the Netherlands, Switzerland and Luxembourg by the implementation of a tender related to national commercial radio broadcasting rights and the relevant decision. The claimant would have claimed damages in the amount of USD 83.3 million (equivalent of approx. HUF 18 billion at the current exchange rate).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Star classification system for roads as well </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Public road sections of almost 3000 km in Hungary undergo accident risk surveys and analyses within the framework of the SENSOR (South East Neighbourhood Safe Routes) project financed by the European Union. Based on the findings of the review carried out with a uniform methodology, the Hungarian expert group is to make proposals on low-budget transport technical interventions. The international initiative aimed at significantly raising the standard of traffic safety along the national public road network was presented at a press conference in Budapest on 9 April 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Minister Németh says Government will set up non-profit public utility company</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government is to start creating conditions for an industrial overhead reduction and, in relation to this, will set up a non-profit public utility company. The necessary legislation is expected to be passed in Parliament by the end of this year, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced at a press conference evaluating the results of the MVM Group in the past four years in Budapest on Tuesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Modern buses, higher quality services also in the agglomeration</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Based on the order made by the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) VOLÁNBUSZ Ltd. is taking over the operation of bus services in community transport in certain lines in the agglomeration, which have an important role in the Budapest traffic. BKK and VOLÁNBUSZ will provide higher quality services to the population of the capital and the 11 agglomeration settlements with MAN and RABA-VOLVO Accessible Low Floor (ALF) buses also equipped with AC systems. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Another HUF 27 billion for minor road reconstruction</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government has raised the total allocation for the programme supporting the comprehensive reconstruction of certain sections of 4-5 digit roads to HUF 109 billion. According to an estimation based on earlier cost data, the extra funds will finance the reconstruction of some 270 km by the public road management company, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced in Szeged on 1 April, 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Freight ferry may be launched between Esztergom and Sturovo within a year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A direct North-South freight transport connection may be established along the Hungarian-Slovakian border at Esztergom by next spring. The new freight ferry may carry 70-80 lorries across the Danube per day, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner announced in Esztergom on 28 March, 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Enlargement of Industrial Park in Bonyhád strengthens local economy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Existing and future industrial parks are decisive means of employment creation and economic organisation, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh pointed out at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new bays of Völgység Industrial Park in Bonyhád, on 27 March, 2014. Half of the investment costs of almost HUF 1 billion are financed from the New Széchenyi Plan. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungary Reaches Technological Milestone</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This year Hungary is implementing the biggest super computer development in its history. Worth 2 billion forints, the project will quadruple the capacity of the national super computer technology infrastructure by the end of the year and will significantly increase the domestic research and development potential.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Antenna Hungária bought back by the Hungarian State</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On March 26, 2014 NISZ Nemzeti Infokommunikációs Szolgáltató Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (NISZ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (MNV), signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of “Antenna Hungária” Magyar Műsorszóró és Rádióhírközlési Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (Antenna Hungária), a subsidiary of the French broadcast network service group TDF S.A. (TDF). As of May 30, 2014, the new owner of Antenna Hungária will be NISZ, a state-owned company providing governmental information and telecommunication operations and services.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>PET Centre in Kaposvár opens new chapter in medical treatment in Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A diagnostic centre simultaneously using the most up-to-date PET CT and PET MR medical diagnostic equipment currently available – the first such centre in Central Europe – was inaugurated at Kaposvár University on 26 March, 2014. As a result of the investment worth some HUF 3 billion, an efficient to operate state-owned diagnostic centre of a world standard is now at the disposal of people living in the region, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said upon the inauguration the establishment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>New electric car charging pole inaugurated in Budapest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The essence of the Jedlik Ányos Programme, currently under preparation, is to facilitate Hungary’s preparation for technical innovation in transport, including electromobility, Minister of State for Economic Regulation of the Ministry for National Economy Kristóf Szatmáry said at the inauguration of a new electric car charging pole in Budapest on Tuesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>National professional database for raising standard of community transport</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner inaugurated the new Centre for Transport Methodology of the Institute for Transport Sciences (KTI) in Budapest on 25 March, 2014. As its primary function, the Centre is to provide uniform, real-time timetable and transport data with a nationwide coverage for organisations operating in community transport and for passengers. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Safer motorway connections in Budapest agglomeration</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The ramps to and from M7 motorway at the junction of Iparos út in Érd are to be reconstructed by the end of next year and two new ramps are to be built at the junction of M0/M7 motorways at Törökbálint, to be connected to road 8103 by a roundabout, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner announced in Érd on 24 March, 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>ACER Administrative Board held first annual session</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) held its first session this year on 19 March, 2014. The session was attended by Minister of State for Energy Affairs of the Ministry of National Development Pál Kovács, newly appointed alternate member of the board. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>First two new FLIRT multiple units received</title>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the two FLIRT units that have recently arrived in Hungary has been presented to the public for the first time by representatives of the Ministry of National Development, MÁV-START Ltd. and Stadler Ltd. at the refurbished railway station of Kápolnásnyék today. Following strict technical and authority control and certification, the first new multiple unit is expected to be put into use in traffic this autumn. The forty-two new FLIRT trains to be received by autumn are to be used along the Budapest suburban railway lines. The new multiple units offer travel conditions meeting the requirements of our time; through their operation, the railway company is to save billions at the annual level.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Digital Community Programme to continue in Salgótarján</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The programme that offers knowledge, skills and opportunity to enable participation in the digital world is to be extended to the county seat of Nógrád early this autumn, Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy announced in Miskolc on 18 March 2014 on the occasion that the first successful applicants were presented with the appliances they had been awarded within the framework of the Digital Community Programme. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>National Transport Strategy: Guidance for the strategic development of the transport system</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The hundred-page summary of the National Transport Strategy (NTS), to be discussed by the Government in the near future, is based on analyses and preliminary studies of over 5 thousand pages, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh said at the 15th Conference on Transport Development and Investment of the Association for Transport Sciences in Bükfürdő on 18 March, 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Railway R&amp;D and urban mobility on agenda of Transport Council session</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner headed the Hungarian delegation at the Brussels meeting of the transport ministries of EU Member States on 14 March, 2014. The participants approved a general approach to the regulation proposal on the European Railway Agency (ERA).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2014 11:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Visegrád Countries to set up high-level joint working group in transport </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Senior officials of the transport ministries of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia signed a memorandum on establishing a high-level working group in Brussels on 14 March, 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Minister Németh Says Hungary is attractive investment spot for British enterprises</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary is an attractive investment spot for British enterprises, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh said at the inauguration of the new British Business Centre in Budapest on Friday. The centre was inaugurated by British Minister of State for Trade and Investment Ian Livingston and Zsuzsa Németh.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Another HUF 31 billion project completed in Pest County</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh delivered an address to celebrate the completion of the biggest sewage development project in Hungary in Diósd on 6 March, 2014. Up to 130 thousand inhabitants in the Érd Region may have everyday benefits from the investment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Open Day at district heating companies exemplary in energy saving</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On occasion of the International Energy Saving Day, seven cities and towns opened their gates to people interested in district heating.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>New IC+ carriages scheduled to set off to Switzerland for final testing </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The IC+ carriages of MÁV-START Ltd. completed by the end of last summer are scheduled to set off to Switzerland in March for their final test consisting of the outdoor noise testing of the passing carriages. So far the carriages have successfully completed various measurements, run and brake tests, as well as noise tests performed indoors and at a standstill. Before the final test today the representatives of the press had the opportunity to participate in a test run.              ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Government support of HUF 1.3 billion for road development in Ferihegyi út</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Making budget resources available will enable the construction of a more than 2 km long, new main road in the 17th district of Budapest. Ferihegyi út will help ease traffic in the eastern part of the city and improve the life quality of the inhabitants of the area, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh said in Budapest on March 4, 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The wastewater treatment plant in Szarvas, financed from public and EU funds, started its test run on 27 February, 2014. The investment was inaugurated by Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh, who also delivered an address at a conference held on the major EU investments in the town of Szarvas after the inauguration ceremony.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/investment-of-huf-1-5-billion-in-szarvas</link>
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      <title>Zsuzsa Németh says MVM may acquire greater ownership in Mátra Power Plant</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Negotiations are underway for MVM Hungarian Electricity Ltd. to cooperate with Mátra Power Plant Ltd. not merely as a minority partner or a contracting party but to take a bigger and more active role by increasing its ownership, Zsuzsa Németh said at Mátra Power Plant in Visonta on Tuesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Miskolc may become global metal foam manufacturing hub</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Connecting to the space industry involves the opportunity of economic success, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunication Károly Balázs Solymár said on the occasion that a long-term agreement was signed between Aluinvent Ltd. and the European Space Agency in Budapest, on 25 February 2014. The cooperation targets the manufacturing and testing of ultra light aluminium foam product prototypes to be used as space industry applications. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/miskolc-may-become-global-metal-foam-manufacturing-hub</link>
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      <title>Hungary is no exception – Reducing CO2 emission is common goal</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A professional conference entitled Electricity Supply in Hungary in the 21st Century was held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 18 February, 2014, in the framework of which invited speakers elaborated on their views on the issue. In his lecture, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál  Kovács recalled a statement made by EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger last May according to which the European Commission acknowledged and respected the decisions of national governments on energy mixes applied in order to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/hungary-is-no-exception-reducing-co2-emission-is-common-goal</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The government considers the national info-communication sector and the economic and social development opportunities inherent in it to be of special significance, also acknowledging the importance of state impetus. The National Info-communication Strategy approved at the latest government session outlines the primary objectives of the 2014-2020 period focusing on the fields of digital infrastructure, competence, economy and state.  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/national-info-communication-strategy-fully-electronic-services-in-public-administration-within-four-years</link>
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      <title>Large-scale development in the IT infrastructure of Hungarian public education</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Last year, the bandwidth of internet access doubled at more than one thousand schools in Hungary, Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy announced at a press conference on the achievements of the project Sulinet+ in Mezőkeresztes on 30 January, 2014. Developments are to continue in some 3800 educational institutions this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/large-scale-development-in-the-it-infrastructure-of-hungarian-public-education</link>
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      <title>Hungary requests accession to the International Renewable Energy Agency</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The international interest representation organ of renewable energy, IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) held its annual general assembly in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 18-19 January, 2014. Hungary attended the event as an invited applicant country with an observer status.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/hungary-requests-accession-to-the-international-renewable-energy-agency</link>
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      <title>Intersputnik cooperation spurs telecommunications development in Hungary </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Boosting international relations will give a new impetus to the telecommunications industry in Hungary, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications Károly Balázs Solymár said in Budapest on 23 January, 2013. By the agreement signed at the Intersputnik Workshop organised by the Ministry of National Development and the National Media and Infocommunications Authority, Hungary became an active member of the operational decision-making body of the organisation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/intersputnik-cooperation-spurs-telecommunications-development-in-hungary</link>
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      <title>Complex Cycling Programme in preparation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The year 2014 is all about laying a basis for large-scale cycling developments to be implemented in the years to come, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said at a professional event presenting the Cycling Development Programme entitled ‘Cycling is an Experience!’ (Bringázni Élmény!) held in Budapest on 23 January, 2014. Under the guidance of the Transport Development Coordination Centre, feasibility and policy-making studies are to be made and the Cyclist Registration System is to be updated.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/complex-cycling-programme-in-preparation</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thanks to modernisation and reorganisations, the annual costs of government IT services have been reduced by over HUF 20 billion, Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy revealed at a press conference presenting the free mobile application EFO 2014 – Simplified Employment Registration, held in Budapest on 16 January, 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/full-access-to-broadband-internet-probably-before-deadline</link>
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      <title>Minister of State Fónagy represented Hungary at the funeral of Ariel Sharon</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of State János Fónagy represented the Hungarian Government at the funeral of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/minister-of-state-fonagy-represented-hungary-at-the-funeral-of-ariel-sharon</link>
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      <title>Socially responsible public procurement for the employment of differently abled persons</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of National Development (MND) and the Hungarian National Asset Management Ltd. (HNAM) have set up a new data base to help companies employing differently abled persons and customers of socially responsible public procurement tenders. Market access and establishing contact to customers are facilitated by a free, user friendly web surface accessible on the website of HNAM, Deputy State Secretary for Public Procurement Andrea Jánosi announced in Budapest on 9 January, 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/socially-responsible-public-procurement-for-the-employment-of-differently-abled-persons</link>
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      <title>Energy aware enterprises facilitate implementation of government objectives</title>
      <description><![CDATA[“Energy awareness raising and dissemination are high priority aspirations of the government”, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh said at an event announcing the tender ‘For the energy awareness of enterprises’, held in Budapest on 7 January, 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/energy-aware-enterprises-facilitate-implementation-of-government-objectives</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[In compliance with the original plans, the National Asset Management Ltd. helped settle the housing problem of a total of 15 thousand families, i.e. 60-70 thousand individuals, until the end of last year, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced at a press conference evaluating the performance of the company so far, held in Budapest on 3 January, 2014. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/thousands-of-indebted-families-helped-out-by-net-programme</link>
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      <title>Transport Development in the Service of Job Creation New Roundabout Built at Kecskemét Mercedes Factory in 53 Days</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Project owner Magyar Közút Nonprofit Ltd. built a new roundabout intersection on Main Road No. 5 using only national budget funds. The project was completed less than two months after the building area was taken over. The roundabout will eliminate congestions on the main road section which leads to the pedestrian entrance of the Mercedes-Benz Factory.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/transport-development-in-the-service-of-job-creation-new-roundabout-built-at-kecskemet-mercedes-factory-in-53-days</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[MÁV Symphony Orchestra gave an Advent charity concert under the title Christmas! in honour of the elderly at Liszt Ferenc Music Academy on 17 December, 2013. The main patron of the event was Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh; Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs of MND János Fónagy delivered an address at the concert. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/grandiose-charity-event-in-honour-of-the-elderly-comes-off-as-a-success</link>
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      <title>Reduction in overheads benefit people</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The reduction in overhead costs has materially benefitted the financial situation of the population, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs of the Ministry of National Development János Fónagy stated at a press conference evaluating the achievements of the first year of the overhead cost reduction policy, held in Budapest on 15 December 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/reduction-in-overheads-benefit-people</link>
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      <title>Production has started at the Lábatlan Plant of Forest-Papír Factory</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In an investment supported from the New Széchenyi Plan, Forest-Papír Ltd. has set up a household hygienic paper processing plant in Lábatlan, from a budget of HUF 2.5 billion. The establishment was inaugurated by Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner on 13 December 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/production-has-started-at-the-labatlan-plant-of-forest-papir-factory</link>
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      <title>More debt assumption for Győr worth HUF 4.4bn</title>
      <description><![CDATA[After last year’s consolidation of HUF 3.4bn, the Government is to settle the remaining debts of the county seat as well, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced in Győr on 13 December, 2013. By the end of February, the city is thus to be relieved of a debt burden of HUF 7.8bn altogether.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/more-debt-assumption-for-gyor-worth-huf-4-4bn</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The new railway schedule is to take effect from 15 December, 2013, offering the most significant increase in service supply in recent years. It is the completion of the railway modernisation between Budapest and Székesfehérvár that brings about developments affecting the highest number of passengers. Thanks to the second track inaugurated between Kelenföld and Tárnok this summer, the capacity of the Székesfehérvár line has increased and trains may travel at a speed of up to 120 km/h. With the professional support of the Ministry of National Development, MÁV-START Ltd. has worked out a new schedule structure for several Transdanubian railway lines. International rail transport is also to be expanded by new trains and destinations added.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/new-railway-schedule-brings-about-favourable-changes-for-hundreds-of-thousands</link>
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      <title>V4 take uniform action for energy supply security</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Representatives of the Visegrád Countries adopted two joint statements at their meeting held on the occasion of the Energy Council meeting in Brussels on 12 December 2013. The parties reinforced their support for the objectives, fields of activity and organisational structure of the V4 Gas Forum. According to the V4 Joint Statement on Energy, the signatories advocate the complementary use of all low carbon-dioxide emission technologies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/v4-take-uniform-action-for-energy-supply-security</link>
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      <title>One of the most significant Hungarian R&amp;D projects of recent years launched</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Government funding of HUF 6bn and a support of HUF 5bn by General Electric provide the basis for establishing a world class healthcare programme in Hungary. Hungarian experts are to develop a unique healthcare IT system, Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy said in Budapest on 11 December, 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/one-of-the-most-significant-hungarian-r-d-projects-of-recent-years-launched</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The development funded from the New Széchenyi Plan concerns one of the most important sections of Budapest suburban railway transport, the Budapest-Esztergom railway line serving 14 thousand passengers per day. In the first phase, the railway track was refurbished along more than 30 km between Pilisvörösvár and Esztergom. Thanks to the comprehensive reconstruction, the accessibility of stations and stops improved, access times shorten, railway transport becomes more predictable and the standard of passenger transport will rise. The comprehensive investment worth almost HUF 20bn was inaugurated by Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner in Dorog on 12 December, 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/passenger-transport-restarts-on-refurbished-rail-track-between-esztergom-and-pilisvorosvar</link>
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      <title>Quick legislative solution for foreign registration number related cases</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Drivers will have the opportunity to subsequently certify the legal title of use of vehicles with foreign registration plates in Hungary by paying a small fine. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/quick-legislative-solution-for-foreign-registration-number-related-cases</link>
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      <title>Government takes over debts of Tatabánya of HUF 2.9 billion </title>
      <description><![CDATA[After last year’s HUF 5.4bn debt consolidation at Tatabánya, the county seat is to be relieved of its remaining debts of some HUF 2.9bn by the end of February 2014, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced in Tatabánya on 12 December, 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/government-takes-over-debts-of-tatabanya-of-huf-2-9-billion</link>
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      <title>Hungarian energy experience may be used in Indonesia</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives of Indonesia Priyo Budi Santoso and his delegation comprising representatives of parliament visited Hungary. Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács received the members of the delegation in his office on 10 December, 2013. The discussion where opportunities of bilateral cooperation in energy affairs were reviewed was also attended by Dr. Anita Orbán, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security and Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia Maruli Tua Sagala.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/hungarian-energy-experience-may-be-used-in-indonesia</link>
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      <title>Programme package of 55 billion for transport security interventions</title>
      <description><![CDATA[State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs of the Ministry of National Development János Fónagy opened the conference “New Decade, New Challenges in Transport Security” in Budapest on 11 December, 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/programme-package-of-55-billion-for-transport-security-interventions</link>
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      <title>Developments of GYSEV in Szombathely-Szentgotthárd railway line region completed</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In an investment of over HUF 600m, Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurt Railway Company (GYSEV Ltd.) has fundamentally transformed public transport in the settlements along the Szombathely-Szentgotthárd railway line in the course of two years. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/developments-of-gysev-in-szombathely-szentgotthard-railway-line-region-completed</link>
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      <title>Energy modernisation of all panel dwellings in Hungary may be implemented by 2020</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the Panel III Programme declared for the development period 2014-2020, the energy modernisation for some 380 thousand panel dwellings may start countrywide, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced in Budapest on 10 December, 2013. Considering the achievements of the Panel I-II Programmes as well, the Government is thus to ensure the energy modernisation of the complete stock of 700 thousand panel dwellings in Hungary by 2020.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 09:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/energy-modernisation-of-all-panel-dwellings-in-hungary-may-be-implemented-by-2020</link>
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      <title>Local organisers of European Mobility Week awarded</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It was thanks to the organisers’ outstanding performance among others that a record number of Hungarian local authorities registered on the international website of the one-week campaign this year. There were 129 local authorities altogether to join the series of events in September, whereby Hungary came third among the 47 registering countries, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said in Budapest on 10 December, 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/local-organisers-of-european-mobility-week-awarded</link>
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      <title>New FLIRT multiple units on track</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh delivered an address at the inauguration ceremony of the first FLIRT multiple unit inaugurated within the framework of the modernisation of the Sopron-Szombathely-Szentgotthárd railway line in Sopron on 6 December 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Fónagy: Jeremie Program an Efficient Means for SME Development</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Jeremie Program is an efficient means for developing domestic SMEs, said János Fónagy, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of National Development, at a conference on EU funds for SME development, held in Budapest on Thursday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/fonagy-jeremie-program-an-efficient-means-for-sme-development</link>
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      <title>World Energy Outlook 2013: “Basic knowledge about energy sector must be re-evaluated”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA), presented the publication which contains the organisation’s global energy industry forecast in Budapest on 5 December 2013. At the Central European presentation of the volume called World Energy Outlook 2013 hosted by the Ministry of National Development, Secretary of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács pointed out that the IEA’s forecasts play a key role in domestic energy policy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/world-energy-outlook-2013-basic-knowledge-about-energy-sector-must-be-re-evaluated</link>
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      <title>Faster, safer and more comfortable transport along reconstructed section of M0</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The extension of the southern section of M0 has been the largest-scale investment in recent years, of beyond national significance. The Ministry of National Development will continue mobilising all resources in order to continuously keep raising the standard of public roads in Hungary, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said at a press conference held on the achievements related to the development of the ring road inaugurated this year, in Budapest on 5 December, 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/faster-safer-and-more-comfortable-transport-along-reconstructed-section-of-m0</link>
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      <title>New opportunities for the future of coal mining in Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh enlarged upon the government’s plans and achievements with reference to the future of mining at the central celebration of the Feast of Saint Barbara organised by the Hungarian Mining Association, the Trade Union of Mining, Energy and Industry Workers (BDSZ), the Hungarian Mining and Metallurgical Society (OMBKE) and the Ministry in Budapest on 4 December, 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2013 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/new-opportunities-for-the-future-of-coal-mining-in-hungary</link>
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      <title>Regular expert consultations launched on new Danube bridge at Komárom</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hungarian-Slovak Joint Committee for Infrastructure primarily focused on the current status of cross-border highway developments at their session in Budapest on 27 November, 2013. The bilateral expert working group for the coordination of tasks related to the construction of the new Danube bridge at Komárom has also had its first session. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2013 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/regular-expert-consultations-launched-on-new-danube-bridge-at-komarom</link>
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      <title>Visegrád Cooperation for the improvement of North-South transport links </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The heads of the competent ministries of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia signed a declaration on developing transport connections between the Visegrád countries in Budapest, on 27 November, 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/visegrad-cooperation-for-the-improvement-of-north-south-transport-links</link>
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      <title>Hungary first in CO2 quota allocation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[From the 28 Member States of the European Union, Hungary was the first to allocate free European CO2 quotas to 11 power producing establishments on 26 November, 2013. The free quotas play an extremely important role in the modernisation of Hungary’s power sector and restore Community legal security in the EU Emissions Trading System.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/hungary-first-in-co2-quota-allocation</link>
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      <title>Dwellings to be refurbished: Panel Programme reaches full bloom</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government has raised the coverage for the completion of the Panel II Programme launched in 2009, whereby the refurbishment of almost 8 thousand dwellings may start in various places of the country, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced in Győr on 16 November, 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/dwellings-to-be-refurbished-panel-programme-reaches-full-bloom</link>
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      <title>Hungary welcomes achievements of UN Climate Change Summit in Warsaw</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The primary goal of the annual conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to the Kyoto Protocol held in Warsaw from 11 to 22 November 2013 was to discuss the policy concepts related to the new global climate agreement. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/hungary-welcomes-achievements-of-un-climate-change-summit-in-warsaw</link>
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      <title>Digital Community Programme Launched</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A project unique even to the European Union is to be launched now, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh said at a press conference presenting the Digital Community Programme, held in Miskolc on 22 November, 2013. Within the framework of the programme financed jointly by the state and the commercial sector, 17 thousand laptops are to be given to applicants, free trainings are to be held and regional IT investments are to be implemented in Miskolc and surroundings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/digital-community-programme-launched</link>
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      <title>Government takes measures for sustainable future on several fronts</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Sustainability Summit was held for the fourth time in Budapest on 20 November 2013. The first paper of the conference was delivered by Deputy State Secretary for Climate Policy Ferenc Hizó, who outlined Hungary’s challenges related to climate change.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/government-takes-measures-for-sustainable-future-on-several-fronts</link>
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      <title>Key global energy policymakers meet in Paris</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh represents Hungary at the Ministerial meeting of the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in the French capital on 19 November 2013. At the event, energy ministers and top managers of the largest corporations in the energy industry exchange views on issues of competitiveness and climate change and discuss directions for the future operation of the organisation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/key-global-energy-policymakers-meet-in-paris</link>
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      <title>Pál Kovács appointed new alternate member of ACER Administrative Board</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács is to be involved with new responsibilities affecting EU energy markets in his position of alternate member of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). Based on a decision of the Council of the European Union, the four-year mandate of the Minister of State is to begin as from 28 January, 2014.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/pal-kovacs-appointed-new-alternate-member-of-acer-administrative-board</link>
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      <title>Social consultations launched on National Transport Strategy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Under the supervision of the Ministry of National Development and the Hungarian Transport Administration and as a result of broad groundwork laid by experts, the draft of the National Transport Strategy (NTS) has been prepared. Social consultations on the document, starting on 19 November 2013, are to continue for a month.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/social-consultations-launched-on-national-transport-strategy</link>
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      <title>Hungary confirms commitment to constructing South Stream pipeline</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Through its European section, the South Stream gas pipeline could create the missing connections between the countries and contribute to strengthening supply security in the whole Central European region. The Hungarian Government assigns high priority to the implementation of the investment since, beyond boosting energy markets, the project could also have a role, by raising the GDP produced and employment, in mitigating the effects of the economic crisis, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh explained in her address opening the conference South Stream: The Evolution of a Pipeline in Budapest on 18 November 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/hungary-confirms-commitment-to-constructing-south-stream-pipeline</link>
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      <title>Tenders for mining concession submitted </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Calls for tender in fields of mining were issued by the Minister of National Development in four fields of hydrocarbon research (Southeast and West of the Szeged Basin and North and South of Battonya-Pusztaföldvár) and three fields of geothermal energy research (Ferencszállás, Kecskemét and Jászberény) in August 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/tenders-for-mining-concession-submitted</link>
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      <title>World Energy Outlook 2013 - International Energy Agency to present its publication in Hungary in December</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The presentation event of the volume in Central Europe, organised by the Ministry of National Development, is to be held in Budapest on 5 December, 2013. The predictions of the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the global energy industry are to be outlined by chief economist of the organisation Fatih Birol.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/world-energy-outlook-2013-international-energy-agency-to-present-its-publication-in-hungary-in-december</link>
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      <title>Miskolc Northern Ring Road to be completed by late spring 2015</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner, Member of Parliament of the region Katalin Csöbör and Head of Communications of the National Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd. Dániel Loppert laid the foundation stone of the Miskolc Northern Ring on 13 November 2013. The 2x1 lane stretch of 5.8 km to be funded from the New Széchenyi Plan is to be ready for use by traffic in late spring 2015.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/miskolc-northern-ring-road-to-be-completed-by-late-spring-2015</link>
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      <title>District heating supply of Pécs now based on renewable energy </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh inaugurated the biomass power plant of Pannonpower, the subsidiary of Dalkia Energy Ltd., in Pécs on 7 November, 2013. Thank to the investment worth some HUF 24 billion of the company present in Hungary for twenty years, the district heating supply of the Baranya County seat, as the first in the country, has become entirely based on renewable energy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/district-heating-supply-of-pecs-now-based-on-renewable-energy</link>
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      <title>New strategy to reduce energy use of buildings</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Building Energy Strategy (NBES) was presented by the Ministry of National Development (MND) and ÉMI Non-profit Limited Liability Company for Quality Control and Innovation in Building  within the framework of a professional conference in Budapest, on 6 November, 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/new-strategy-to-reduce-energy-use-of-buildings</link>
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      <title>Another international acknowledgement for Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Both the United States Department of Energy and the International Atomic Energy Agency have expressed acknowledgement of the effectiveness of the measures Hungary has taken for the removal of used nuclear fuels. Having completely removed all heater elements containing highly enriched uranium from its territory, Hungary has made a significant step towards meeting the international objectives that urge securing easily accessible radioactive materials.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/another-international-acknowledgement-for-hungary</link>
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      <title>Transport policy heading in the right direction</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh opened the conference National Transport Days 2013 in Siófok on 5 November 2013. At the professional conference held for the fourth time this year, the minister as the main patron of the event spoke about the achievements attained in the field of transport policy in the past three years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/transport-policy-heading-in-the-right-direction</link>
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      <title>New logistic centre at airport may open up hundreds of workplaces</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Workplace creation and the reinforcement of social roots through employment are top priorities for the Hungarian Government and this occasion today is another step towards achieving these goals,  Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said at the inauguration ceremony of the logistic base in Budapest Airport Business Park in Budapest, on 30 October, 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/new-logistic-centre-at-airport-may-open-up-hundreds-of-workplaces</link>
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      <title>Forum initiated by Hungary helps connect natural gas markets in the region</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The V4 Forum for Gas Market Integration held its first session in Budapest on 29 October 2013. At the meeting organised by the Ministry of National Development, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács welcomed representatives of the responsible ministries of the V4 member states, regulatory bodies, delivery system operators as well as of the European Commission.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/forum-initiated-by-hungary-helps-connect-natural-gas-markets-in-the-region</link>
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      <title>Plans to phase out foreign currency loans in coming years</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of National Economy is drafting a plan that would see the monthly payments of foreign currency mortgage holders drop by 15-20 percent from 2014 and the loans themselves phased out over the next 3-5 years. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/plans-to-phase-out-foreign-currency-loans-in-coming-years</link>
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      <title>Hungarian Post Company and new savings cooperative integration to form closer future ties to promote development in rural Hungary </title>
      <description><![CDATA[
By reforming the system of savings cooperatives, the Government does not only perform an economic policy task but aspires to achieve important social and development policy goals as well: primarily to improve the development of rural Hungary. Since, in many places, there are only post offices or only savings cooperatives available, it is very   important goal to provide national coverage of the comprehensive range of banking, insurance,  investment and postal products and services.  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/hungarian-post-company-and-new-savings-cooperative-integration-to-form-closer-future-ties-to-promote-development-in-rural-hungary</link>
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      <title>“Get home safe!” - National traffic safety programme reaches implementation phase on motorways too</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The total value of the New Széchenyi Plan package of developments targeted at the prevention of road accidents causing personal injury is over HUF 55 billion. The investments to be implemented on the expressway system in the first round, from a budget of over HUF 13.5bn, may be completed by the end of next year. The project launching event of the State Motorway Management Co. Ltd. was held at the Company’s customer service at Rest Area M3 Szilas on 22 October 2013.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/national-traffic-safety-programme-reaches-implementation-phase-on-motorways-too</link>
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      <title>Government support enables completion of Pólus Project in Kaposvár</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh delivered an address at the topping out ceremony of Somogy County Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital in Kaposvár on 22 October, 2013. Enabled by the additional grant of HUF 2.5 billion awarded by the Government, the comprehensive reconstruction of Somogy County Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital can be implemented by June 2015, it was mentioned at the event.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/government-support-enables-completion-of-polus-project-in-kaposvar</link>
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      <title>Increasing competition for EU transport development funds</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The main problem with the elements of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) in Hungary is that, although the vast majority of the infrastructure has been established, the quality is bad or the capacity falls short of demand. Thus, according to the Hungarian position, making substantial improvements to the sections available is at least as important in solving bottlenecks as establishing the missing connections, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner emphasised at the TEN-T Days 2013 conference in Tallinn on 17 October 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/increasing-competition-for-eu-transport-development-funds</link>
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      <title>Emerging energy cooperation between Hungary and Japan </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Energy Affairs of the Ministry of National Development Pál Kovács received representatives of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Deputy Director-General Masahiko Fujihara and Deputy Director Takashi Matsumoto in his office on 15 October, 2013. The meeting was also attended by Vice Chairman of the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission Tatsujiro Suzuki. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/emerging-energy-cooperation-between-hungary-and-japan</link>
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      <title>Visegrád success at Luxembourg Meeting of Environment Council</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hungarian delegation led by Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth successfully represented the interests of Visegrád Countries for the adoption of an EU mandate authorising for a more balanced global agreement in 2015, at the meeting of the Environment Council of the European Union in Luxembourg on 14 October, 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-national-development/news/visegrad-success-at-luxembourg-meeting-of-environment-council</link>
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      <title>Visegrád Four share position on climate policy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Led by Hungary currently holding the Presidency of the Visegrád Cooperation (V4), an extended ministerial meeting on climate policy was held in Budapest on 11 October, 2013. The meeting was also attended by Romanian and Bulgarian climate policy leaders, while a delegate from Lithuania was present as an observer. Hungary was represented by Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth and Deputy State Secretary Ferenc Hizó at the consultations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Air Passengers could also get Compensation for Long Delays</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The EU’s Air Passenger Rights Regulation is amended for more efficient enforcement of air carriers’ obligations to provide help, catering and compensation. The provisions under preparation could create a clear legal situation also for missed connections. The competent ministers of the Member States held an orientation debate on the draft at the Transport Council’s session on 10 October 2013 in Luxembourg.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Opening towards the East accelerates also in Transport Policy </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The transport ministers of Eastern Partnership countries adopted a Joint Declaration at their second meeting in Luxembourg on 9 October, 2013. The parties agreed to continue cooperation as well as the gradual approximation of the regulatory legislation to the EU law in all transport areas. The ministers also approved the map of regional transport networks and the list of priority infrastructure development projects. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of National Development has recently prepared a National Space Strategy for the period 2014-2020, to be submitted to the government soon, Károly Balázs Solymár, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications of the Ministry of National Development said at the conference of the Hungarian Space Cluster (HUNSPACE) in Budapest on October 9, 2013. The main patron of the event was Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>UN Representative Welcomes Hungary’s Energy and Climate Policy Efforts </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Representative for the UN initiative Sustainable Energy for All, Kandeh K. Yumkella, had discussions with Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács and Deputy State Secretary for Green Economy Ferenc Hizó in Budapest on October 8, 2013. At the meeting, the parties summarised the action performed and to be performed in the fields of sustainability, energy security, climate protection, renewable energy and nuclear energy.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Donauchem Ltd. inaugurates new water purification chemicals plant in Kazincbarcika</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan and assisted by EU funds, a new water purification chemicals plant has been built in Kazincbarcika: Donauchem Ltd., the Hungarian subsidiary of Donau-Chemie AG inaugurated its ferric chloride/polyaluminium chloride  plant established at the industrial site of Wanhua-BorsodChem on Wednesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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